Hallaton

Hallaton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 523.

The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and is mainly of the 13th century: the aisles were added a century later.[1] The village has a famous bottle kicking ritual and there is a small village museum.

The Hallaton Treasure, a late Iron Age hoard of more than 5,000 silver and gold coins was found at a site near Hallaton in 2000.[2]

There was once a Hallaton railway station on the line between Market Harborough and Nottingham.

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References

  1. ^ Betjeman, J. (ed.) (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North. London: Collins; p. 168
  2. ^ "Coin Hoard Article". http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go/east+midlands/leicester/art46306?ixsid=. 

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